The Indian mixed doubles pair of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna lost to the Brazilian pair of Luisa Stefani and Rafael Matos in the Australian Open 2023 mixed doubles final on Friday. This was also Mirza's last Grand Slam match, as she had announced her retirement way back in advance.

The Indian pair of Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna bowed out of the mixed doubles final against their Brazilian opponents in straight sets on Friday, which was not the ideal outcome Sania Mirza had hoped for. Sania broke down in tears afterwards since she knew it was her last Grand Slam performance.

Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna have moved into the quarterfinals of the Australian Open 2023 mixed doubles event on Monday, after beating Uruguay’s Ariel Behar and Japan’s Makoto Ninomiya. The veteran Indian pair defeated their opponents in straight sets 6-4, 7-6 (11-9) in straight sets.

India ace player Sania Mirza will retire from professional tennis after playing the Dubai Tennis Championship 2023 in February. Mirza was to retire in 2022 itself, however, an elbow injury in August ended her season prematurely, post which she decided to give it another go on the circuit.